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    Top cover cleaning how and with what

    My top cover is dirty from tree leaves and what not. I tried with regular water and and small broom and allthough it's much better it's not really clean. I dare not to use any cleaning agents as im afraid to damage the impregnate layer. So my q'n is what can i do and use in order to get it as...
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    Woodstove airintake outside of yurt ?

    Depending on the weather, but i had sometimes that the stove draft wasn't good enough when starting up and it filled with smoke. Despite having my air intake closed it still leaked out and filled the yurt with smoke. I simply open my doors and dome and its fixed, but is was wandering would it...
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    Woodstove one side of yurt, but cold opposite site what to do

    Here is my challange. I have a 7 meter yurt and the woodstove is on one side against the wall. It's a 8/11 kw stove Dovre 640 WD. When im gone for a day or so the inside temp is equall to the outside temp in this time of year that's near or below freezing. So when i have the stove running...
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    Stove floor_backing plate. Alu, steel, tiles ..

    There are serveral options for the floorplate for a woodstove, but when i ask the shops about they all say 'yes, it work foor wooden floors'. I have my doubts so i ask here. What is a good floorplate (lower the price happy me). Somehow i feel alu 3 mill is a good option as alu bounces the heat...
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    How to secure a yurt against heavy storms

    Now that my yurt is standing i was wondering what options are there prevent it from fact in heavy winds it wants to take off like a rocket. I dont like the idea of a rock in my room as i have antique furniture in it. I love to read/see the options than can be used that will fit in my...
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    How to fit wooden floor to the lattice wall

    I would like to use used scaffolding wood as floorboards which comes on the plywood platform sheets. The problem is how am I going to fit that with the crossed wall slats. I can make a half round recess there and let the rest of the shelf come against the dripedge. I would like your advice...
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    Stove pipe horizontal qn

    Soon mn yurt will be set up. I need some info about mn multi burner. Qn 1 the horizontal double-walled pipe that goes from the stove through the yurt wall, how do I clean it from the shaft? Qn 2 the chimney must necessarily be vertical or can it also be horizontal and then not a vertical...
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    Platform posts options for moist clay soil

    My biggest issue is that im running out of options due to soil issues regarding what type of foundation to use. I can do screw poles,but this is gonna be rather expensive so im looking for a alternatieve, but the soggy (clay) soil is an issue. The fear i have is when the yurt is starting to...
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    6 Feet height for a sleeping loft.

    I am almost sure that i have soon a place to allow me to live fulltime in a yurt. I have allways wanted a sleeping loft and partly using it for small storage. However the yurts sold in my country wall height is 6 ft high. Does that give me enough room for a sleeping loft or should i look...
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    Netherlands yurt living

    My 1st post :) I live in the Netherlands and i love yurts. My qn is about the mold and mildew issues. I have read the solutions, but wanted to know if there are owners of a yurt that live in my country for knowing how they deal with the weather and seasonal influences.
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